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Household of John Adamson (born 1856, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Adamson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adamson, born in 1856 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Adamson, born in 1858 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Martha (born 1877 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1878 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Martha McGee, born in 1819 in Ireland.


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John Adamson's household

Male

John

Adamson

Head
Female

Sarah

Adamson

Wife
Female

Martha

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Martha

McGee

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adamson

Head

Married

25

1856

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Adamson

Wife

Married

23

1858

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Adamson

Daughter

-

4

1877

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Adamson

Daughter

-

3

1878

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Adamson

Daughter

-

1

1880

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

McGee

Mother-In-Law

Widow

62

1819

Ireland

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